Goal and cards

Your goal is to reach 66 points by capturing valuable cards in tricks, and making bonuses by announcing ("melden") marriages (matc...

The Play

Each player gets five cards. Another card is placed face up to determine the trump suit (atout). The remaining stack is called talon and pla...

Trick-taking

At the start, you can play any cards you want. There is no obligation to follow suit or to trump. Tricks are taken either by the higher card...

Following suit

You have to follow suit and trump when the talon is exhausted or when a player has closed the talon. In these cases, these additional rules ...

Closing

See FAQ "The Play".Please note: when the talon is closed, the trump card can't be exchanged.After closing, the allocation of victo...

Points & victory

If a player has reached 66 points, the hand ends and points are compared.If your opponent hasn't taken a trick, you win 3 victory pointsIf y...

Where can I find the rules Schnopsn uses?

This website explains them: https://www.pagat.com/marriage/schnaps.html

Hands and rounds

A hand is a unit of the game that begins with the dealer shuffling and dealing the cards as described below, and ends with the players scori...